- uveal staphyloma
- protrusion of the uvea through a ruptured sclera.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
uveal staphyloma
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staphyloma — A bulging of the cornea or sclera containing uveal tissue. [staphylo + G. oma, tumor] anterior s. a bulging near the anterior pole of the eyeball. SYN: corneal s.. anular s. a s. extending around the … Medical dictionary
staphyloma corneae — corneal staphyloma 1. ectasia of the cornea with adherent uveal tissue; called also projecting s. 2. staphyloma formed by an iris which has protruded through a wound in the cornea … Medical dictionary
estafiloma uveal — Eng. Uveal staphyloma Protrusión del tejido uveal a través de un defecto en la túnica fibrosa ocular … Diccionario de oftalmología
Sclera — The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface. The sclera is continuous in the front of the eye with the cornea and in the back of the eye with the external sheath of the optic… … Medical dictionary
estafiloma — Eng. Staphyloma Protrusión de la esclera o córnea recubierta de tejido uveal o retiniano … Diccionario de oftalmología
estafiloma anterior congénito — Eng. Congenital anterior staphyloma Estafiloma corneal congénito en el que la córnea presenta un aspecto opaco de color azulado debido a la adherencia de la capa uveal a su superficie posterior. Estafiloma corneal. Estafiloma anterior. Estafiloma … Diccionario de oftalmología
